Engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston spun NASA's James Webb Space Telescope around like a record on Jan. 10, 2018, before orienting it in a horizontal position in preparation for its upcoming move to Northrop Grumman in California.

Webb in Three Acts: The Telescope, The Science, The Legacy

Webb in Three Acts: The Telescope, The Science, The Legacy
Klaus Pontoppidan, Bonnie Meinke, and Alexandra Lockwood, Space Telescope Science Institute
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is expected to launch in spring 2019 and will be the premier infrared space observatory of the next decade. It promises to observe everything from planets in our solar system to galaxies over 13 billion light years away. With the Science and Operations Center of this Great Observatory right here at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore will continue and grow as a hub for exciting scientific discovery and innovation. Come find out about what we’re doing, how we’re doing it, and who is doing it in this overview of the Webb Mission.
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Recorded live on January 16, 2018 at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD USA
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This 360 video was taken before NASA's James Webb Space Telescope left NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in May 2017. Look around to see engineers at work inside the cleanroom, and for several plaques with information about the cleanroom and about Webb telescope!

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As many of you know who’ve been following SFN for a while know that this video series was started in January 2011 during the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Well this week finished the one for 2018 and here is a roundup of stories I found most interesting.
The people with the American Astronomical Society call their winter meeting the Superbowl of Astronomy and while that may be a bit hyperbolic, it is an exciting time for astronomers. They get to announce some of their most exciting work during this meeting and while I have been to several, lately I’ve had to watch them from afar. But I do hope to start live streaming from them again one day.
So in the spirit of SFN, I’m going to give you a brief roundup of some of the latest research that came out this week from the world of professional astronomers from around the world. There was so much released this week that there is no way I can cover all of it in a 10 minute or so video, so I’m keeping it to those things I found most interesting.
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http://www.caltech.edu/news/citizen-scientists-discover-five-planet-system-80989
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NASA Discusses Recent Testing of the James Webb Space Telescope

Members of the media were invited to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Jan. 10, to hear about the results of recent cryogenic vacuum tests on the James Webb Space Telescope, and the next steps on the observatory’s path to space.
Webb was tested as a complete optical system in Chamber A at Johnson, which mimics the space environment the telescope will experience during its mission. Built in 1965 to conduct thermal-vacuum testing on the Apollo command and service modules, Chamber A is the largest structure of its kind in the world and is a listed National Historic Landmark.
The James Webb Space Telescope is the world’s premier infrared space observatory of the next decade. Webb will help to solve mysteries of our solar system, look to distant worlds orbiting other stars, and probe the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it. Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners, the ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency.
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JWST 2017 Day 1: JWST Project Status

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In anticipation of the first JWST Call for proposals in late November 2017, the European Space Agency is organizing a series of workshops to engage and inform the astronomical community. The first workshop held at ESA's European Space Astonomy Centre (ESAC) in Madid, Spain, 4-6 October 2017, showcased the capabilities of the JWST science instruments, their observing modes and expected in-orbit performance.
The main goal of this second workshop was to provide ample hands-on experience with the various tools supporting preparation and submission of proposals. Among them the Target Visibility Tool, the Exposure Time Calculator and the Astronomy Proposal tool (APT).

JWST 2017 Day 2: NIRSpec MOS Planning Tool - Introduction and Demo

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In anticipation of the first JWST Call for proposals in late November 2017, the European Space Agency is organizing a series of workshops to engage and inform the astronomical community. The first workshop held at ESA's European Space Astonomy Centre (ESAC) in Madid, Spain, 4-6 October 2017, showcased the capabilities of the JWST science instruments, their observing modes and expected in-orbit performance.
The main goal of this second workshop was to provide ample hands-on experience with the various tools supporting preparation and submission of proposals. Among them the Target Visibility Tool, the Exposure Time Calculator and the Astronomy Proposal tool (APT).

James Webb Space Telescope, The Instrument That Will Help Us Further Understand Our Universe

Many people familiar with space exploration know about the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble has enabled us to peer into neighboring solar systems, while also helping us map out our universe. With the creation of the James Webb Space Telescope, it looks like the Hubble won’t be alone in pursuing that task. Watch to learn more.
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James Webb Space Telescope Laser-Focused Sight

About 1 million miles away from the nearest eye surgeon, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be able to perfect its own vision while in orbit.
Though the Webb telescope will focus on stars and galaxies approximately 13.5 billion light-years away, its sight goes through a similar process as you would if you underwent laser vision correction surgery to be able to focus on an object 10 feet across the room. In orbit at Earth’s second Lagrange point (L2), far from the help of a terrestrial doctor, Webb will use its near-infrared camera (NIRCam) instrument to help align its primary mirror segments about 40 days after launch, once they have unfolded from their unaligned stowed position and cooled to their operating temperatures.
Laser vision correction surgery reshapes the cornea of the eye to remove imperfections that cause vision problems like nearsightedness. The cornea is the surface of the eye; it helps focus rays of light on the retina at the back of the eye, and though it appears to be uniform and smooth, it can be misshapen and pockmarked with dents, dimples, and other imperfections that can affect a person’s sight. The relative positioning of Webb’s primary mirror segments after launch will be the equivalent of these corneal imperfections, and engineers on Earth will need to make corrections to the mirrors’ positions to bring them into alignment, ensuring they will produce sharp, focused images.
Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/james-webb-space-telescope-s-laser-focused-sight
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The James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. How was that mission chosen over all the others?
NASA has begun four concept studies of exciting major space observatories that could launch sometime in the coming couple decades. Who will determine what astronomy science goals will be the highest priorities for the 2020s? How is this done and how are the missions chosen to achieve those goals?
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Looks like the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope will be delayed for 5-8 months. As sad as that makes me, I'm ok with it if it means a successful launch and mission. There's also news from LIGO and Virgo as it detects another black hole merger.
The Parker Solar Probe will also launch next year and there's an update on the amazing new heat shield that will protect the spacecraft from the Sun.
Finally, the European Space Agency's Rosetta Spacecraft to the comet 67p sends back a surprise image.
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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-james-webb-space-telescope-to-be-launched-spring-2019
https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/news/ligo20170927
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/parker-solar-probe-gets-its-revolutionary-heat-shield
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How To Align Your Space Telescope

Engineers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston used light waves to align the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirror segments to each other, so they act like a single, monolithic mirror in the cryogenic cold of the center’s iconic Chamber A.
Part of the Webb telescope’s ongoing cryogenic testing in Chamber A at Johnson includes aligning, or “phasing,” the telescope’s 18 hexagonally shaped primary mirror segments so they function as a single 6.5-meter mirror. All of these segments must have the correct position and correct curvature; otherwise, the telescope will not be able to accurately focus on its celestial targets.
To measure the shape of the Webb telescope’s primary mirror, engineers use a test device called an interferometer, which shines a laser down onto the mirror. Because the mirror is segmented, it requires a specially designed interferometer, known as a multi-wavelength interferometer, which allows the engineers to use two light waves at once, explained Lee Feinberg, optical telescope element manager for the Webb telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
The interferometer splits the laser light into two separate waves. One of these waves goes through a lens and reflects off the primary mirror; the other wave acts as a reference. The reflected wave interferes with (meets) the reference wave, and engineers analyze the combined wave that results from that interference. “By analyzing the interference signal, engineers determine the mirror shape and the alignment of the mirrors,” explained Feinberg.
When the engineers need to adjust the positions and shapes of the mirror segments to achieve precise alignment, they use the seven actuators (tiny mechanical motors) attached to the back of each one of the mirror segments. For each segment, six of these actuators are placed into groups of two, at three equally spaced points along the outside of the mirror (to adjust the segment’s position), and one is attached to six struts that are connected to each of the hexagonal mirror segment’s corners (to adjust the segment’s shape).
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Webb Space Telescope to Undergo 100-Day Freeze

The James Webb Infrared Space Telescope, a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, is getting ready for a 100-day freeze. It will undergo a deep freeze or a cryogenic test to make sure it can function in the cold of deep space. (May 31)
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Webb Moves to NASA's Johnson Space Center

May 2017 marked the end of an era for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center because the James Webb Space Telescope has moved to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
Webb has been at Goddard in some form for 21 years. And with the completion of the acoustic, vibration and center of curvature tests, the telescope part of the Webb spacecraft was finally ready for the next big test - the cryogenic vacuum test in the Apollo-made-famous Chamber A.
Transporting Webb is a carefully choreographed dance. For the move to Johnson, the telescope was placed into a climate-controlled container called STTARS (Space Telescope Transporter for Air Road and Sea). A truck then slowly moved the large container during the night to Joint Base Andrews where it was loaded into a C-5 cargo airplane. The container is so tall that some power lines and traffic lights were moved.
After a flight to Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, Webb was driven to Johnson.
Webb was unpacked in Houston's Chamber A cleanroom and preparation for testing commenced.
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James Webb Space Telescope Acoustic Testing

A throwback to March, when we performed acoustic testing on the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA Goddard. Because rockets are loud and vibrate a lot, we simulate the effect that will have on a spacecraft, to be sure it will survive the ride to space. We did vibration tests first - but we also did acoustic tests, where Webb was blasted with sound. Learn more with this video.
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James Webb Space Telescope - Sixty Symbols

Dr Becky Smethurst discusses the James Webb Space Telescope, often described as the successor to Hubble.
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James Webb Space Telescope

Emily Calandrelli investigates how the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will revolutionize our understanding of the universe.

ScienceCasts: Readying the Webb Telescope for Launch

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Stringent testing is underway to prove the James Webb Space Telescope can handle an Earth-shaking take-off and still capture the universe’s first light while deeply ensconced in the hyper-cold of space.

NASA Reveals New Discoveries On Ocean Worlds In Our Solar System | TIME

NASA will discuss new results about ocean worlds in our solar system from the agency’s Cassini spacecraft and the Hubble Space Telescope from the James Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
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James Webb Space Telescope Can Unlock Mysteries of TRAPPIST-1 | Video

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is currently being tested ahead of its scheduled 2018 launch. NASA astrophysicist Amber Straughn updates Space.com’s Sarah Lewin on where they are with the testing and what she hopes we can learn about the Universe from the Hubble Space Telescope’s scientific successor.
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Vibration Testing of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

Inside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the James Webb Space Telescope team completed the environmental portion of vibration testing on the telescope.
A shaker table subjects satellites like Webb to the vibration that comes from rocket to ensure the spacecraft will survive the ride into space. The new vibration test system simulates the forces the telescope will feel during the launch by vibrating it from five to 100 times per second. For more information about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, visit: www.jwst.nasa.gov or www.nasa.gov/webb.
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Extreme Precision: Amber Straughn on the James Webb Space Telescope

During her 2017 public lecture at Perimeter Institute, NASA scientist Amber Straughn provided a behind-the-scenes look at the James Webb Space Telescope, the powerful successor to Hubble, set to launch in 2018. Watch the whole lecture: https://insidetheperimeter.ca/new-era-astronomy-amber-straughn-public-lecture/

The Million-Mile Viewpoint: Amber Straughn on the James Webb Space Telescope

During her 2017 public lecture at Perimeter Institute, NASA scientist Amber Straughn provided a behind-the-scenes look at the James Webb Space Telescope, the powerful successor to Hubble, set to launch in 2018. Watch the whole lecture: https://insidetheperimeter.ca/new-era-astronomy-amber-straughn-public-lecture/

NASA's Going to Europa; Are We Building a Lunar Orbiting Habitat?; JWST and TRAPPIST-1

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Amber Straughn Public Lecture: A New Era in Astronomy: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

In her public lecture at Perimeter on March 1, 2017, Dr. Amber Straughn of NASA provided a behind-the-scenes look at the James Webb Space Telescope. Watch more Perimeter public lectures: https://insidetheperimeter.ca/discover/public-lectures/

(LIVE) Amber Straughn Public Lecture: A New Era in Astronomy: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope has completely revolutionized our understanding of the universe, and has become a beloved icon of popular culture. As revolutionary as Hubble has been, we have pushed it to its scientific limits in many ways. Hubble’s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, has been in the works for almost two decades and is scheduled to launch in late 2018. It will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble. In her Perimeter Public Lecture, Dr. Amber Straughn will provide an update on the progress of building the world’s largest-yet space telescope, and will give an overview of the astronomical questions we hope to answer with Webb. These questions get to the heart of what it means to be human: Where did we come from? How did we get here? Are we alone?

On March 1, 2017, join NASA's Amber Straughn for an inside look at the James Webb Space Telescope, which launches in 2018 and will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble. How to watch the live Perimeter Institute webcast: http://insidetheperimeter.ca/a-new-era-in-astronomy-amber-straughn-public-lecture

NASA Referees Test of Footballs vs. Webb Telescope

While two football teams will be put to the test at Super Bowl LI in Houston, engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are testing the most powerful space telescope ever built, the James Webb Space Telescope. To demonstrate all the shaking, quaking and super-chill temperatures the Webb telescope is going through, Goddard engineers did similar tests - with a football.
Being launched on a rocket creates high levels of noise and vibration, and once in orbit the Webb telescope will have to function under extreme temperatures. So NASA engineers are doing vibration, acoustics and other tests to ensure that the Webb telescope will function properly.
Once in orbit about 930,000 miles (1.5 million km) from Earth, the Webb telescope will provide images of the first galaxies ever formed and explore planets around distant stars. It is a joint project of NASA, ESA (the European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency.
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James Webb Space Telescope Launch and Deployment

Northrop Grumman is proud to lead the industry team building NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This revolutionary observatory is the largest telescope built for space and the most powerful infrared telescope ever made. It is the scientific successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The Webb telescope will travel 1 million miles from earth and look back over 13.5 billion years, providing images of the first galaxies formed and observing unexplored planets around distant stars. The breakthrough technology developed for the Webb Telescope will expand our understanding of the universe, rewrite textbooks and inspire a future generation of engineers and scientists.
This animation captures Webb’s journey into orbit, 1 million miles away from earth, depicting the sequence of events surrounding the launch and deployment of this game changing observatory. The travel time, distance and transformation of the telescope as it deploys are included in this sequence.

The James Webb Space Telescope is Less Than 2 Years Away!

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With the Hubble Space Telescope still going strong, astronomers around the world are growing increasingly excited about the prospect of it being joined late next year by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Join Tony Darnell, Alberto Conti, and Harley Thronson as they discuss the latest news about this breakthrough facility with two senior NASA scientists working on Webb, Drs. Jonathan Gardner and Randy Kimble.
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Fast Radio Burst Discovered:
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Into the Unknown

Into the Unknown tells the story of the building of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – a revolutionary observatory, 100 times more powerful and the scientific successor to the Hubble Telescope. Launching in late 2018, Webb will reveal a universe we have never seen before and is poised to answer questions that have intrigued us for thousands of years: How did the universe begin? Where did we come from? Are we alone? Armed with dynamic scenes of construction, fascinating conversations with scientists and engineers and stunning visuals, Into the Unknown offers an in-depth look at one of the most daring scientific missions ever attempted. A story for all ages, this film captures the wonder of the cosmos and the timeless human desire to understand our place within the universe.
The Northrop Grumman Foundation, in partnership with filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn, developed this documentary as a resource for teachers, students and space enthusiasts around the world to enjoy.

The making of NASA’s most powerful space telescope

After 20 years of contentious development, the main elements of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are finally complete. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/G5RXGs
Now the spacecraft is just two years from its launch date, and there’s a lot left still to do before that happens. But if this telescope works, it will allow us to look deep into the Universe’s past, further back in time than we’ve ever seen before.
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New Eyes on Space: James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope will continue to revolutionize our study of the cosmos. Slated for launch in late 2018, Webb will look deeper than either the Hubble or Spitzer Space Telescopes at infrared wavelengths. This talk will describe Webb as a whole, with a focus on the Mid-Infrared Instrument —— a partnership between JPL and a consortium of European astronomical institutes.
Speaker: Michael Ressler U.S. MIRI Project Scientist, JPL

James Webb Space Telescope Presentation

This was originally produced as a talk to be given by people at the Institute to discuss and introduce JWST. I was asked to turn this into a video based on a .
NASA Astrophysicist Dr. Amber Straughn discusses the 25th anniversary of the Hubble telescope's launch as well as the construction and plans for the James .
Mike Menzel: GSFC Mission Systems Engineer discusses the evolution of Astronomy and the capabilities of the new James Webb Space Telescope.
The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) will be a large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror. The telescope will be .

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The James Webb Space Telescope will be the largest telescope ever sent into space. It is the impressive result of efforts from NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency and will peer to the edges of the visible universe. This video highlights some of the Webb’s most impressive facts.

NASA completes James Webb Space Telescope

For over 20 years, NASA — together with the Canadian and European space agencies — has been working toward a giant space telescope that will replace the Hubble Space Telescope. That telescope is called the James Webb Space Telescope, and on Nov. 2, NASA administrator Charles Bolden announced that construction on the telescope is complete. This is a monster telescope that will launch us into the next frontier of astronomy.
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NASA Announces James Webb Telescope Is Complete

NASA announced the complete

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During a Nov. 2 media event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Administrator Charlie Bolden was joined by Goddard Center Director Chris Scolese and Senior Project Scientist, Dr. John Mather for an update on the James Webb Space Telescope, including a rare glimpse at the telescope’s primary mirror. Engineers and technicians recently completed a “Center of Curvature” test on the mirror, which measures the shape of the mirror. This is the first important optical measurement before the mirror goes into the testing chambers. Meanwhile, the telescope’s sunshield layers also have been finished. This will protect Webb’s sensitive instruments from the sun when the telescope is in space. The Webb Telescope, which is targeted for launch in 2018, will study every phase in the history of our universe, including the cosmos’ first luminous glows, the formation of planetary systems capable of supporting life, and the evolution of our own solar system. Also, Expedition 49 Returns Safely from the International Space Station, Next Space Station Crew Travels to Launch Site, Agency Innovation Mission Day, SDO Captures Lunar Transit, and World Altitude Record for MMS!

Twenty years ago, scientists began assembling a next-generation telescope that would be the successor for the Hubble. Now, NASA engineers have announced that construction of the James Webb Telescope (JWST) is finally complete. The telescope, which is twice the size of Hubble with a 21-foot mirror, is ready for testing before its scheduled launch in October 2018.
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The next generation space telescope's backplane structure, gold-plated mirrors and instruments have been assembled. Next stop is NASA's Johnson Space Center for further testing. -- Full Story: https://goo.gl/xv1oPl
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